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Bruce Springsteen is providing more insight to his upcoming biopic starring Jeremy Allen White, saying that "The Bear" star "sings very well" in the film. Titled "Deliver Me From Nowhere," t…
SOURCE: Variety at 12:57AM[SHARE]Thursday, November 28, 2024
Ncuti Gatwa is back on stage in a new production of Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest" at London's National Theatre, and first-look images have been released ahead of the play's…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:00AM[SHARE]Friday, September 27, 2024
British stage and screen actress Maggie Smith, who numbers two Oscars, three Emmys and countless stage awards to her credit, has died. She was 89 years old. "It is with great sadness we have…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:23AM[SHARE]Monday, July 8, 2024
Willem Dafoe has been appointed the artistic director of the Venice Biennale theater department for 2025 and 2026. The Biennale's theater department was founded in 1934, following the establ…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:19AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 5, 2024
Tom Holland is crying. No, it's not because of the not-so-great reviews he's been getting for playing the lead in "Romeo & Juliet" on the West End " that's literally how his Romeo greets…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:48AM[SHARE]Tuesday, March 12, 2024
The nominations have been revealed for this year's Olivier Awards, which celebrate the best in British theater. Among the acting nominees are Sarah Jessica Parker for "Plaza Suite," Sarah Sn…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:47AM[SHARE]Friday, December 15, 2023
SPOILER ALERT: This post contains spoilers for "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," now playing on London's West End. "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," a prequel play to Netflix's hit sci…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:27PM[SHARE]Tuesday, December 12, 2023
Britain's most beloved bear, Paddington, is set to take the stage in an upcoming musical adaptation. "Paddington: The Musical" (working title) is now in development from Sonia Friedman Produ…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:57AM[SHARE]Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Fredrik Backman, the internationally bestselling author of "A Man Called Ove," "Anxious People" and more, has signed with UTA in all areas. UTA will represent Backman in his expanding publis…
SOURCE: Variety at 01:03PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 1, 2023
"Stranger Things" is coming to London's West End. Netflix announced on Tuesday that "Stranger Things: The First Shadow," a stage play spinoff of the wildly popular series, will world premier…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:00AM[SHARE]Friday, December 9, 2022
Paramount's upcoming "Mean Girls" movie musical has set its main cast " and it's so fetch. Reneé Rapp, Angourie Rice, Jaquel Spivey and Auli'i Cravalho will star in the film, based on the T…
SOURCE: Variety at 03:12PM[SHARE]Friday, August 19, 2022
Hey Mr. Ziegfeld, here she is! On Friday, Broadway's "Funny Girl" officially revealed the first footage of Lea Michele as lead Fanny Brice. Shot in black-and-white, the teaser shows Michele …
SOURCE: Variety at 04:40PM[SHARE]Friday, July 15, 2022
Beanie Feldstein will be missing a few more shows before her run as Fanny Brice in Broadway's "Funny Girl" comes to an early end on July 31. On Friday, Feldstein took to Instagram to reveal …
SOURCE: Variety at 05:36PM[SHARE]Thursday, November 4, 2021
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are soon to be defying gravity. Grande and Erivo will portray Glinda and Elphaba, respectively, in Universal's big-screen adaptation of the Tony-winning music…
SOURCE: Variety at 09:07PM[SHARE]Sunday, June 20, 2021
Vivendi has reached a deal with Bill Ackman's Pershing Square to sell a 10% stake in Universal Music Group, a transaction that values the world's largest music company at $40 billion. In Viv…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:40PM[SHARE]Thursday, June 17, 2021
Rita Moreno has posted a new statement saying that she is "incredibly disappointed" following her comments about the lack of Afro-Latino representation in "In the Heights." During an appeara…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:42AM[SHARE]Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Rita Moreno is defending Lin-Manuel Miranda and "In the Heights" following criticism over the film's lack of Afro-Latino representation. On tonight's episode of "The Late Show With Stephen C…
SOURCE: Variety at 10:52AM[SHARE]Tuesday, June 15, 2021
"In the Heights" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda is addressing criticism over the film's lack of Afro-Latino representation. In a statement posted to Twitter, Miranda apologized for not including…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:22AM[SHARE]Saturday, June 12, 2021
Warner Bros. movie musical "In the Heights" is poised to top the domestic box office this weekend, though its 3-day estimate now sits lower than previous predictions. Earlier in the week, "I…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:16PM[SHARE]Friday, June 4, 2021
Oscar-nominated actor Cynthia Erivo, who already has a Tony and Grammy under her belt, is making her original music debut with anthemic single "The Good" from her upcoming album. "Ch. 1 Vs. …
SOURCE: Variety at 06:47PM[SHARE]Sunday, May 23, 2021
It's proving to be a record-breaking weekend for BTS. The group's new single, "Butter," has officially racked up the most opening day streams in Spotify history with 20.9 million unfiltered …
SOURCE: Variety at 09:00PM[SHARE]Wednesday, May 5, 2021
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SOURCE: Variety at 01:41PM[SHARE]Sunday, April 25, 2021
As Scott Rudin's fallout from allegations of workplace abuse continues, Rita Wilson has spoken out about her experiences with the producer. In a New York Times article published on Saturday,…
SOURCE: Variety at 04:56PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 24, 2021
Following allegations of workplace abuse, Scott Rudin is resigning from the Broadway League, Variety has confirmed. In a statement to the New York Times on Saturday, Rudin apologized for his…
SOURCE: Variety at 05:00PM[SHARE]Monday, April 19, 2021
The outrage surrounding producer Scott Rudin intensified over the weekend, with Broadway star Sutton Foster speaking out while the twin brother of a late former Rudin assistant posted an emo…
SOURCE: Variety at 08:10AM[SHARE]Saturday, April 17, 2021
Producer Scott Rudin has announced that he will "step back" from Broadway following allegations of abusive workplace behavior, Variety has confirmed. The move marks an extraordinary fa…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:37PM[SHARE]Saturday, April 3, 2021
On Saturday, just over a year since COVID-19 shuttered Broadway, three-time Tony winner Nathan Lane and Tony-winning choreographer Savion Glover performed before an audience at the St. James…
SOURCE: Variety at 06:22PM[SHARE]Sunday, March 14, 2021
This year's Grammy Awards are finally here. Originally set for Jan. 31, tonight's Trevor Noah-hosted ceremony will be broadcast on CBS, from the Los Angeles Convention Center, beginning at 5…
SOURCE: Variety at 07:31PM[SHARE]Wednesday, March 10, 2021
A COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Pasadena, Calif., set to take place on Thursday was cancelled on Tuesday after the majority of its time slots were filled with those who work in Hollywood and th…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:29AM[SHARE]Sunday, February 21, 2021
A settlement deal has been reached in a 2019 lawsuit alleging that James Franco intimidated his students into sexual situations at the acting school he founded. According to a joint status r…
SOURCE: Variety at 02:17PM[SHARE]Sunday, February 7, 2021
On the heels of Donald Trump's resignation from SAG-AFTRA on Thursday, the union has passed a resolution banning the former president from ever applying for readmission. The decision was mad…
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